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[FlyRotary] Re: Performance coatings- bearing damage?
I wanted to tell everyone about a phenomanom I have
noticed. My exhaust is drifting backward with the force of the
airstream. My exhaust comes straight off the turbo, down and out.
When first installed it used to butt up against the leading edge of the cowl
cut-out. I now have 90 hours. After enlarging the aft portion of the
hole twice over that time I finally accepted the fact that it is slowly drifting
with the force of the slip stream. It first I was worried about the mount
or the exhaust welds, but those are holding up fine.
Last
night I installed some springs to apply a counter force forward, then
I went flying (looking for any excuse). After just 45 min of flying
the exhaust forward about 2 mm. Once the exhaust is centered again I will
adjust the tension on the springs to just counter balance the force of the slip
stream.
The
alternative would be to build a nice fairing around the exhaust, something I may
eventually get to.
Dave
Leonard
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